ATC Basics
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1. According to their location, ATO air traffic control b. three service areas
facilities are assigned to one of:
a. nine regions
b. three service areas
c. eleven FAA primary offices
d. four FAA headquarters divisions
2. The air traffic facility that has no direct authority c. Automated Flight Service Sta-
over Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight tion (AFSS)
Rules (VFR) traffic is the
a. Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
b. Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
c. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS)
d. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
3. The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by c. Chief Operating Officer
a(n)
a. Associate Administrator
b. Vice President
c. Chief Operating Officer
d. Administrator
4. The primary Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) for the b. VOR's/VORTAC's
nation's airways in the National Airspace System
(NAS) are
a. marker beacons
b. VOR's/VORTAC's
c. Non Directional Beacons (NDBs)
d. Instrument Landing Systems (ILSs)
5. The primary mission of the Traffic Management b. balance air traffic demand
System (TMS) is to with system capacity
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a. regulate air traffic procedures
b. balance air traffic demand with system capacity
c. implement the use of state-of-the-art equip-
ment
d. ascertain controller stress and workload
6. The operations of the TMS is the responsibility of d. Air Traffic Control System
the Command Center (ARTCC)
a. Central Altitude Reservation
b. ARTCC Traffic Management Unit (TMU) for each
area
c. Air Traffic Manager
d. Air Traffic Control System Command Center
(ARTCC)
7. The primary function of the Traffic Management a. monitor and balance traffic
Unit (TMU) is to flows within their area of re-
a. monitor and balance traffic flows within their sponsibility in accordance with
area of responsibility in accordance with traffic traffic management directives
management directives
b. ensure maximum efficiency in the utilization of
the total National Airspace System, thereby pro-
ducing a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traf-
fic
c. manage the flow of air traffic throughout the
National Airspace System to achieve optimum use
of the navigable airspace and minimize the effect
of air traffic delays
d. manage the flow of tower traffic by ensuring
that traffic demand does not exceed operationally
minimal levels of traffic
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8. The primary purpose of the Air Traffic Control Sys- a. prevent collision and organize
tem is to and expedite the flow of traffic
a. prevent collision and organize and expedite the
flow of traffic
b. provide traffic advisories
c. monitor holding patterns
d. advise pilots of altitude deviations of 300 feet or
more
9. Which Statement is not correct concerning the a. Providing additional services
provision of additional services? is optional on the part of the
a. Providing additional services is optional on the controller.
part of the controller.
b. Additional services are required when the work
situation permits.
c. Traffic advisories, weather information, and
holding pattern surveillance are all types of addi-
tional services.
d. Ability to provide additional services may be lim-
ited by higher priority duties and controller work-
load.
10. When considering the duty priority of an air traffic c. separating aircraft
controller, first priority is given to
a. coordinating
b. issuing traffic
c. separating aircraft
d. vectoring
11. Nonradar separation is used in preference to radar a. an operational advantage will
separation when be gained
a. an operational advantage will be gained
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b. the aircraft is not transponder equipped
c. secondary radar is out of service
d. controller is not radar qualified
12. The facility primarily responsible for conducting d. AFSS
prior briefings is the
a. ATCT
b. ARTCC
c. ATCSCC
d. AFSS
13. Which position in the Automated Flight Service b. Broadcast
Station (AFSS) records and disseminates Haz-
ardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)
summaries?
a. Weather Observer
b. Broadcast
c. Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator
d. Preflight
14. Which of the following duties is not the function of c. Compiling statistical data
the Clearance Delivery position in the tower?
a. Operating communication equipment
b. Processing and forwarding flight plan informa-
tion
c. Compiling statistical data
d. Issuing clearances and ensuring accuracy of
readback
15. Of the following, which position in the tower en- a. Local Control
sures separation?
a. Local Control
b. Clearance Delivery
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1. According to their location, ATO air traffic control b. three service areas
facilities are assigned to one of:
a. nine regions
b. three service areas
c. eleven FAA primary offices
d. four FAA headquarters divisions
2. The air traffic facility that has no direct authority c. Automated Flight Service Sta-
over Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight tion (AFSS)
Rules (VFR) traffic is the
a. Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
b. Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
c. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS)
d. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
3. The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by c. Chief Operating Officer
a(n)
a. Associate Administrator
b. Vice President
c. Chief Operating Officer
d. Administrator
4. The primary Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) for the b. VOR's/VORTAC's
nation's airways in the National Airspace System
(NAS) are
a. marker beacons
b. VOR's/VORTAC's
c. Non Directional Beacons (NDBs)
d. Instrument Landing Systems (ILSs)
5. The primary mission of the Traffic Management b. balance air traffic demand
System (TMS) is to with system capacity
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a. regulate air traffic procedures
b. balance air traffic demand with system capacity
c. implement the use of state-of-the-art equip-
ment
d. ascertain controller stress and workload
6. The operations of the TMS is the responsibility of d. Air Traffic Control System
the Command Center (ARTCC)
a. Central Altitude Reservation
b. ARTCC Traffic Management Unit (TMU) for each
area
c. Air Traffic Manager
d. Air Traffic Control System Command Center
(ARTCC)
7. The primary function of the Traffic Management a. monitor and balance traffic
Unit (TMU) is to flows within their area of re-
a. monitor and balance traffic flows within their sponsibility in accordance with
area of responsibility in accordance with traffic traffic management directives
management directives
b. ensure maximum efficiency in the utilization of
the total National Airspace System, thereby pro-
ducing a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traf-
fic
c. manage the flow of air traffic throughout the
National Airspace System to achieve optimum use
of the navigable airspace and minimize the effect
of air traffic delays
d. manage the flow of tower traffic by ensuring
that traffic demand does not exceed operationally
minimal levels of traffic
, ATC Basics
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8. The primary purpose of the Air Traffic Control Sys- a. prevent collision and organize
tem is to and expedite the flow of traffic
a. prevent collision and organize and expedite the
flow of traffic
b. provide traffic advisories
c. monitor holding patterns
d. advise pilots of altitude deviations of 300 feet or
more
9. Which Statement is not correct concerning the a. Providing additional services
provision of additional services? is optional on the part of the
a. Providing additional services is optional on the controller.
part of the controller.
b. Additional services are required when the work
situation permits.
c. Traffic advisories, weather information, and
holding pattern surveillance are all types of addi-
tional services.
d. Ability to provide additional services may be lim-
ited by higher priority duties and controller work-
load.
10. When considering the duty priority of an air traffic c. separating aircraft
controller, first priority is given to
a. coordinating
b. issuing traffic
c. separating aircraft
d. vectoring
11. Nonradar separation is used in preference to radar a. an operational advantage will
separation when be gained
a. an operational advantage will be gained
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b. the aircraft is not transponder equipped
c. secondary radar is out of service
d. controller is not radar qualified
12. The facility primarily responsible for conducting d. AFSS
prior briefings is the
a. ATCT
b. ARTCC
c. ATCSCC
d. AFSS
13. Which position in the Automated Flight Service b. Broadcast
Station (AFSS) records and disseminates Haz-
ardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)
summaries?
a. Weather Observer
b. Broadcast
c. Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator
d. Preflight
14. Which of the following duties is not the function of c. Compiling statistical data
the Clearance Delivery position in the tower?
a. Operating communication equipment
b. Processing and forwarding flight plan informa-
tion
c. Compiling statistical data
d. Issuing clearances and ensuring accuracy of
readback
15. Of the following, which position in the tower en- a. Local Control
sures separation?
a. Local Control
b. Clearance Delivery
